Among retirees residing in France in 2020, women's direct pensions were on average 40.2 percent lower than those of men. Once the reversionary pension was taken into account, they earned 28.4 percent less.
However, while it is common practice to calculate the income gap between women and men from the male perspective, using the man's income as a standard, nothing prevents from adopting a women's perspective and relating this gap not to men's income but to women's income. Thus, while retired women living in France in 2020 earned 28.4 percent less than men in 2020, men had a pension that was about 39.5 percent higher than that of women. It is quite impressive that the lower figure has become prevalent in most documents and in the public debate.
Evolution of the gap in pension levels between French women and men between 2004 and 2020, by type of scheme and place of residence
Characteristic
Direct right (pensioners living in France or abroad)
Direct right (pensioners living in France)
Direct and derived rights (pensioners living in France)
Direct and derived rights (pensioners living in France or abroad)
Retirees who received a direct entitlement during year y, residing in France or abroad, alive on December 31 of the year
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "These data exclude people who received a one-time lump sum payment. Civil servants receiving a disability pension and having reached the minimum retirement age are included. The rights systematically include any associated increases for three or more children."
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